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Sometimes — but never on prestige alone. Tuition does not predict PANCE performance, and every graduate sits for the same boards and earns the same credential. Before paying a premium, click into the program’s profile and check its pass rates, attrition, rotation sites, and location costs. A higher price is only worth it when it buys something you can name.
Figures are total resident program tuition; fees and cost of living come on top, and nonresident totals often differ. Programs that don’t publish a clear total are excluded rather than guessed.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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Provisional is not probation. Accreditation-Provisional is the normal starting status the ARC-PA grants a new program that has demonstrated — before enrolling its first student — that its plans meet the accreditation standards. Graduates of provisionally accredited programs sit for the PANCE like everyone else. Probation, by contrast, is a warning status for established programs that have fallen out of compliance; we badge those loudly across this site.
There are real advantages: early cohorts often face lighter applicant competition, newer facilities, and a genuine voice in shaping the program. There are real unknowns too — no PANCE pass-rate history (no data is not bad data, but it is a question mark), unproven rotation pipelines, and faculty teams still finding their rhythm. If you apply, ask pointed questions about clinical site contracts and faculty experience, and verify the program’s current status directly at arc-pa.org.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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The figures above are each program’s total resident (in-state) program tuition, as published on its own cost page — not per-year rates, and not our estimates. Mandatory fees, equipment, and living costs come on top, and nonresident tuition often runs meaningfully higher (where a program publishes a different nonresident total, you’ll see it in the row). A public program that’s a bargain in-state can be mid-pack for out-of-state applicants, so always check the number that applies to you.
Cheap doesn’t mean lesser: several of the most affordable programs in the country post excellent PANCE pass rates. Click through to any program’s profile to weigh cost against outcomes before you decide.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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No-supplemental programs are genuinely “one and done” — submit CASPA and you’re in the review pile, which makes them efficient additions to a broad school list. But don’t let the absence of a supplemental be the reason a school makes your list: fit, prerequisites, PCE requirements, and outcomes matter far more than one saved essay. And for schools that do require supplementals, budget time for them up front — many programs won’t review your file until the supplemental is in, so a late secondary quietly costs you your place in a rolling-admissions line.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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Smaller cohorts tend to mean more faculty face time, tighter-knit classes, and less competition for the program’s best clinical rotation slots. Larger programs counter with broader alumni networks, more rotation sites, and often more established infrastructure. Neither is automatically better — but the day-to-day experience of PA school differs enormously between a cohort in the twenties and one over a hundred, so it’s worth knowing what you’re signing up for. If you can, talk to current students at both ends of the range.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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Even where it isn’t required, shadowing remains one of the best ways to confirm this career is right for you — and to say so convincingly in your personal statement and interviews. If you can get even a day or two alongside a PA, take it. If you truly can’t, programs on this list won’t hold it against you; strong patient care experience and a clear-eyed understanding of the PA role can carry that weight.
One distinction that trips up more applicants than almost anything: shadowing is not patient care experience (PCE). Shadowing is observation; PCE is hands-on care you’re paid or credentialed to provide. Programs count them separately, and no amount of shadowing substitutes for required PCE hours.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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A minimum GPA is the floor to be reviewed, not the number that gets you accepted — where programs publish it, the accepted class’s average GPA runs well above the stated cutoff. If your GPA is below 3.0, these programs keep your file in the pile, but the rest of your application (patient care hours, science GPA trend, personal statement, letters) has to carry more weight.
Two honest caveats: programs that don’t state a minimum are not listed here, because “unstated” doesn’t mean “low” — and holistic-review programs may still screen informally. An upward grade trend and strong recent science coursework matter enormously to programs that read files holistically; many weigh your last credit hours more heavily than your overall number.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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Treat it like a second, smaller MCAT-style commitment: check each program’s admissions page for score deadlines relative to their CASPA deadline, give yourself a dedicated study window focused on anatomy, physiology, and the core prerequisite sciences, and confirm score-reporting logistics before you register. If none of your target schools require it, you can safely skip it — an unrequested score won’t rescue an application.
Most “cheapest/best/lowest” PA school posts were true the day they were written and quietly wrong a year later. This one is different: the list above is generated live from the PA School Finder directory every time the page loads. Program details are verified from each program’s own official pages and CASPA, and accreditation status is checked against the ARC-PA weekly — so the rankings, counts, and figures you see are current as of today, not the day this post was published.
One data point never makes a school list. Combine this with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, and PANCE pass rates using the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI for a free competitiveness score and a personalized read on where you stand.
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PA Programs That Don't Require the GRE
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Click any program to open its full PA School Finder profile — minimum GPA, patient care hour requirements, prerequisites, tuition, PANCE pass rates, deadlines, and a “What This Program Looks For in Applicants” summary. A few honest notes as you browse:
“Not required” doesn’t always mean “ignored.” A handful of programs that don’t require the GRE will still review a strong score if you submit one. If your score is excellent, it can occasionally help; if it’s not, no-GRE programs let you leave it off entirely — that’s the point.
A few programs don’t clearly state their policy. We list those separately above rather than guessing — verify directly with the program before you decide to skip the test. And policies do change mid-cycle occasionally, so always confirm on the program’s own admissions page before finalizing your school list.
The GRE is one filter of many. To combine it with state, GPA, patient care hours, deadlines, tuition, and PANCE pass rates, try the free PA Program Match tool — or paste your stats into PA Program Match AI to get a free competitiveness score and see exactly which programs fit your profile.
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]]>Although five-year PANCE pass rates can reflect well on a PA program, they should not be the most important part of your PA school decision matrix.
Many factors can affect a PA program’s PANCE pass rate. A few years of lower PANCE results can negatively affect the reported five-year rate without necessarily representing the overall strength of the program, its faculty, or its students.
Since 1998, U.S. News has published the only widely recognized ranking of PA programs based on subjective peer-assessment surveys completed by PA program faculty. This ranking system has several limitations. U.S. News also ranks only about 64% of PA programs, leaving many excellent schools out of the rankings.
With that context in mind, here are the PA programs reporting a 100% five-year PANCE pass rate.
Keep in mind: A 100% five-year PANCE pass rate is impressive, but it is only one factor to consider. It should not be the be-all and end-all when deciding which PA programs to apply to or attend.
| PA Program | State | Accreditation | Five-Year PANCE | First-Time PANCE |
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| Clarkson University | New York | Continued | 100% | 100% |
| Creighton University–Omaha | Nebraska | Continued | 100% | 100% |
| Dominican University of California | California | Continued | 100% | 93% |
| St. Ambrose University | Iowa | Continued | 100% | 93% |
| Touro University–Long Island | New York | Continued | 100% | 100% |
| Touro University–Middletown | New York | Provisional | 100% | 100% |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Tennessee | Probation | 100% | 100% |
| University of Lynchburg | Virginia | Continued | 100% | 97% |
| University of Saint Joseph | Connecticut | Continued | 100% | 100% |
| Yeshiva University | New York | Probation | 100% | 91% |
Accreditation statuses and PANCE results can change. Confirm the latest information with each program and the appropriate accrediting or certifying organization before applying.
Explore our comprehensive breakdown of PA programs sorted by PANCE pass rate, including all PA programs with five-year PANCE pass rates above 95%.
For a closer look at how PA programs are ranked in the United States, read PA School Rankings by PANCE Pass Rates on The PA Life.
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